Uke 43

by Hanne Ørstavik

Solveig, 33 år, er nyansatt litteraturviter ved en distriktshøyskole. I løpet av de dagene romanen utspiller seg, blir flere linjer i livet hennes tvunnet sammen: Det uforløste forholdet til moren, vennskapet med den eldre kollegaen Hilde, hennes litterære grunnsyn og forholdet til studentene.

228 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Hanne Ørstavik (born 28 November 1969) is a Norwegian writer. She was born in Tana in Finnmark province in the far north of Norway, and moved to Oslo at the age of 16. Her parents are Wenche Ørstavik and Gunnar Ørstavik. She has two brothers, Paul Ørstavik and Sakse Ørstavik.She has one daughter, Mari Ørstavik. She has two nieces, Maisie and Helena, and two nephews, Murphy and Thomas. With the publication of the novel Hakk (Cut) in 1994, Ørstavik embarked on a career that would make her one of the most remarkable and admired authors in Norwegian contemporary literature. Her literary breakthrough came three years later with the publication of Kjærlighet (Love<?i>), which in 2006 was voted the 6th best Norwegian book of the last 25 years in a prestigious contest in Dagbladet. Since then she has written several acclaimed and much discussed novels and received a host of literary prizes.

In 2002, she was awarded the Dobloug Prize for her literary works, and in 2004, the Brage Prize for the novel Presten.

Ørstavik’s books have been translated into 15 languages.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Mina Widding]

Läst för länge sen och minns fortfarande, men vill läsa om igen innan jag skriver något mer.

[Sofie]

forbausende mange paralleller til min egen uke 43 (leste selvfølgelig hele i løpet av uke 43)

[Matilde Gaupaas]

Lydbok. Vet ikke om jeg orker mer Ørstavik nå, det blir for slitsomt for meg. Mulig jeg gir henne ett forsøk til. Etter en lengre pause fra henne, i så fall.

[Kirsti Egge]

Boken handlet ikke så mye om hva som skjer, mer om hvordan det kjennes å miste grepet. Å bli gjennomlyst av andres blikk, og samtidig miste kontakten med eget ståsted.